Pokémon: Sour Crystal

Original game : Pokémon: Crystal Version

Platform : GB

Author : SourApple

Release date : 16 March 2024

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 4.2a

Modifications : G, S, T, P, O

Downloads : 1081

ROM Information

Database match: Pokemon - Crystal Version (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Game Boy/Color (v. 20210227-015730)
File/ROM SHA-1: F4CD194BDEE0D04CA4EAC29E09B8E4E9D818C133
File/ROM CRC32: EE6F5188

Hack description

Pokémon: Sour Crystal is hack that is full of 'Quality of Life' features to give the player an overall better experience. This hack's goal it to try and improve upon most of the original game's known flaws while retaining the overall Gen2 feeling as best as it can.

This hack's features Include:

- New Custom Pokémon Sprites done by me. Over 200 have been tweaked/redone
- A Challenge Mode System which can be set during a New Game
- A fully-functioning Safari Zone with 4 custom Biomes to explore
- Unique Party sprites
- Updated Stats up to gen9
- Updated Move properties: Base Power, Accuracy, effects, etc
- Updated Movepools
- Upgraded trainer rematch system to make grinding more enjoyable and rewarding
- A complete overhaul of the PC Box which now functions like Gen3. No more saving between boxes required
- Some post-game Pokémon are now available in Johto such as Houndour and Slugma
- Upgraded battle color system for more dynamic attack animations
- Updated attack animations for some moves
- All 251 Pokémon obtainable
- Instant Apricorn Balls
- Visible Berries and Apricorns on the overworld. Each tree respawns at 12:00am each day
- A Berry Pocket to reduce your main pocket from getting full
- A new Pager system that replaces the need for HM slaves
- Reusable TMs
- The Ghost-Type is now special and the Dark-Type and Dragon-Type are now Physical
- A new Swarm system with more than 95 different swarms. Swarming Pokémon now have an increased chance of being shiny
- Almost all bugs from gen2 have been fixed.
- Kanto has been restored to its gen1 size including some cut areas
- Kanto now has Headbutt trees
- All HGSS-exclusive routes and trainers have been ported
- Trade Evolutions can now also be obtained by using a new item called the Linking Cord or by simply using the item required for trading on the Pokémon. (King's Rock, Metal Coat, etc.)
- A Move Reminder
- And many other small goodies to find!

This Hack DOES NOT include:
- Following Pokémon
- Physical/Special Split
- No gen3+ Pokémon
- No fakemon or beta mons

For more information or help, please visit the Discord Server below:
-Discord Server

Contributions

Contributor	Type of contribution	Description
Rangi	Hacking	ASM Work
Vulcandth	Hacking	ASM Work
pfero	Hacking	ASM Work
Zumi	Hacking	ASM Work

Reviews

Several unique tweaks	GhostofStarman	2024-01-16	Version 4.0b
Having played a few Pokémon Crystal hacks, I'm not going to go over every improvement from the vanilla Crystal games, as a lot of them cross over with other hacks. Things like movepools, reusable TMs, etc, are great, but other hacks have done them. I'm going to list the changes unique to this hack (at least as far as I know). Positives THE PAGER SYSTEM. It deserves all caps and might be the best improvement from any Pokémon hack I've played. How nice is it to carry a full party without dragging around "Dux" or some other scrubby HM slave? The PC box. Very cool and great to not have to keep saving and changing boxes. Just being able to see up to 26 Pokémon on screen at once is so convenient. More berry trees and Kurt instantly making Pokéballs. Restoring areas like the Cerulean Cave, Seafoam Islands, and the Safari Zone have been done, but this game brings a Safari Zone to Johto and is worth mentioning. Neutral While I like bringing in more trainers to Kanto routes, did there need to be THAT many? I could have done with a few less. Especially all the annoying ones who wanted my number. Negative The move reminder crashed the game on the version I played. Having a 1-5 percent chance of catching a Pokémon does not make "Every 251 Pokémon obtainable." Like with seemingly every other hack, I have no idea where I'm supposed to find the Kanto starters. I've talked to every NPC as far as I know and none of them appear on either map in the Pokédex. So, cheat codes it is. Overall, a great hack.

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